Salvaging meaning : exploring the language of inflatable kinetic sculptures and the materiality of plastic
Master Thesis
2010
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University of Cape Town
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Inflatable sculpture is often seen as absurd, comic or light-hearted, but it can also convey a darker, more serious tone. The inflatable sculptures created in part fulfillment for this degree explore refabrication through the use of discarded plastic. This body of work highlights the relationship between industrialisation, plastic goods and nature. The insubstantial, flimsy qualities of the inflatable are an extended metaphor for the fragility of ecologies and the impact of plastic pollution on the environment.
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Dickerson, C. 2010. Salvaging meaning : exploring the language of inflatable kinetic sculptures and the materiality of plastic. University of Cape Town.